Old Novgorodian

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Etymology

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From Вѧцеславе (Vęćeslave) +‎ -ха (-xa) +‎ -ька (-ĭka).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Вѧ‧це‧шь‧ка

Proper noun

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Вѧцешька (Vęćešĭkam

  1. a diminutive of the male given name Вѧцеславе (Vęćeslave)
    • c. 1160 – 1180, Birch bark letter no. 952[1], Novgorod ():
      [] а хотѧть нꙑ ѧти въ ѳомоу съ вѧцьшькою [] и покланѧние ѿ вѧцьшькѣ къ лаꙁорьви []
      [] a xotętĭ ny jęti vŭ θomu sŭ vęćĭšĭkoju [] i poklanęnije otŭ vęćĭšĭkě kŭ lazorĭvi []
      [] and they want to arrest me and Vjačeška instead of Foma [] And a bow from Vjačeška to Lazor'. []

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